By 2016, in several of my playgroups, I had already invoked Rule Zero to use two copies of Brothers Yamazaki as my commanders, along with a deck that had Isao, Enlightened Bushi and Nagao, Bound by Honor as a tag team, as well
Another big problem was that the cards didn't look that nice aesthetically
With the release of The Lost Caverns of Ixalan and the emphasis on Merfolk in the set, theres a reasonable chance that Merfolk will be a solid choice in the format
There is no "You are Playing it Bias" here
From a price perspective, Silence is currently climbing past $10 due to a lack of reprints, despite its recent inclusion in Secret Lair
This card demonstrates exactly how you should play the archetype if you still want to win games